Elkhart is a city of approximately 53,000 residents, located just east of South Bend in Elkhart County, Indiana. Elkhart County is part of the Elkhart-Goshen Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn is part of the South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka Combined Statistical Area. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, including the city of Elkhart. This activity and […]
Elizabeth City is located in the north-east corner of North Carolina, in Pasquotank County, and has a population of approximately 19,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the city, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market […]
Elgin is a city of roughly 114,000 residents in northern Illinois, located in the greater Chicago metropolitan area in Cook and Kane counties. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. […]
El Paso County is a county of approximately 868,000 residents, located in the westernmost part of Texas. While the city of El Paso comprises roughly two-thirds of the county’s population, the county also contains Horizon City and over a dozen unincorporated areas. It is served by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. Prostitution is a well-documented problem in […]
El Paso is a city of approximately 678,00 residents, located in El Paso County, Texas, less 10 miles from Juarez, Mexico along the southern U.S. border. Sex trafficking and prostitution are well-documented problems in the city. Minor females are frequently recovered during prostitution sweeps. In 2014, the FBI collaborated with local police to investigate a […]
El Monte is a city with a population of around 107,000 located in Los Angeles County, CA. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been persistent problems in the city and surrounding areas for decades. The El Monte Police Department has been conducting reverse stings routinely since 2006, and occasionally before then. For example, in August 2003, […]
El Cajon is a city of approximately 105,000 residents, located 16 miles east of San Diego in California. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the city and surrounding areas, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the more serious crimes associated with the […]
Edison, also known as Edison Township, is located in central New Jersey’s Middlesex County. The township has a population of roughly 100,000. Documented cases of prostitution and sex trafficking have occurred in the city, particularly along Route 27 and in massage businesses serving as fronts for illegal brothels, generating complaints to police and other types […]
Easton is a city of approximately 28,000 residents in eastern Pennsylvania, located in Northampton County, PA, on the eastern edge of the Lehigh Valley near Allentown and Bethlehem. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented problems in the city and greater county area for decades. This activity and its ancillary crimes has resulted in reports […]
Easton is a town with a population of about 17,000 located in the eastern part of Maryland on Chesapeake Bay. Prostitution and sex trafficking are substantial problems in the area, including human trafficking, and the sexual assault and murder of women and girls in prostitution. For example, in September 2008, seven women came forward to […]
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